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Welcome to UHS Sports Medicine

If you're ever injured while working, playing sports or doing normal everyday activities, you can find high-quality outpatient care at UHS Sports Medicine. The members of our knowledgeable, skilled and caring team will work together to get you back in action as safely and quickly as possible.

Meet our Team

Micah Lissy, MD joined the UHS team in 2013. He has a master's degrees in physical therapy from Ithaca College, and is certified as an athletic trainer and strength coach. He spent time working in all three of these professions with Professional Olympic and Recreational athletes before pursuing his medical degree.

Dr. Lissy received his medical degree from the Sackler School of Medicine, New York Program and completed an internship and a residency in orthopedics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

During his Orthopedic Sports Fellowship at Detroit Medical Center he provided sports medicine care to members of the MLB's Detroit Tigers, the NBA's Detroit Pistons and the NHL's Red Wings professional sports teams. Currently he is team physician for the Binghamton University Bearcats. At UHS, he specializes in arthroscopic surgeries of the ankle, knee, hip, elbow and shoulder.

Dr. Gallagher has been a diplomat of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery since 2013. During his Orthopedic Sports fellowship at SUNY Buffalo, he cared for the NFL's Buffalo Bills.

Dr. Gallagher’s primary focus is on knees and shoulders with a special interests in the shoulder (Shoulder arthroscopy for rotator cuff tears, SLAP and Labral tears and Bicep tendinopathy). Dr. Gallagher is the first Orthopedic surgeon in the area to perform a new procedure called Superior Capsular Reconstruction. This procedure treats chronic, un-repairable rotator cuff tears with a new alternative to reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, maintaining the native joint surfaces.

Services that UHS Provides

We treat a wide range of athletic injuries common to both professional and amateur athletes. We often see patients with conditions of the knee, ankle, shoulder or other areas. In addition to evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation techniques, we also emphasize steps you can take to prevent future injuries.

We are here to offer you access to the entire UHS complement of providers. We combine the expertise of certified athletic trainers and physical therapists with that of sports medicine physicians and surgeons to provide you with optimal care.

Our services include:

At UHS sports medicine we care for our area athletes through every aspect of their career and, if necessary, every phase of their injuries.